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I use postgres for a lot of different things. Many times, it’s a full-blown application where I can directly access the database (i.e. python + psycopg2, java + jdbc, etc…). What if you’re using something a bit less formal, like a shell script? psql psql is the native, command-line interface that ships with a postgresql […]

Thanks Austin for a great PGDay! There’s no reason to be afraid of autovacuum! With strategic monitoring and surgical tuning, it’s possible to turn autovacuum into a powerful tool in your arsenal. Here’s the slides: Strategic Autovacuum

In a previous blog post we talked about the technical details behind the new CassandraFDW that enables PostgreSQL to connect to a Cassandra cluster. This provides PostgreSQL users the ability to easily read and write data to a very popular open source multi-master database that can support writes in multiple data centers. This means if […]

One of the most common queries that I keep in my pocket is SELECT pid, datname, usename, now() – query_start AS runtime, waiting, state, query FROM pg_stat_activity WHERE waiting=’true’; This gives you a quick look at any queries that are ‘waiting’. Specifically, you will see queries that are explicitly blocked on some other database activity. […]

I spend a lot of time trying to learn what’s already been implemented, as DBA’s, we tend to live in that world. It’s important that you have tools that allow you to quickly get the visual so you can get on with your job. One of the biggest ‘reverse engineering’ tasks that DBA’s have to […]

One of the most common questions from new PostgreSQL users is “how do I connect to the database server?” The nuances of pg_hba.conf and how to correctly enable your Python web app to connect to your db server without opening up connections to all users and all servers is not simple for someone new to […]